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By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—After a star-making turn playing George Clooney’s surly daughter in “The Descendants,” Shailene Woodley delivers another noteworthy performance as a teenage “nice girl” who befriends a charming but troubled classmate in “The Spectacular Now.” The dram [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Actor James Marsden is calling from the driveway of his Los Angeles home because the cell phone reception inside his house is pretty lousy. Though it’s a scorching 100-degree day, Marsden assures he is “comfy” and not to worry. Marsden, of course, is  [...]

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic A dying Japanese zillionaire in “The Wolverine” is shown lying on a shiny CGI platform made of upright metal rods that automatically conform to his every change in position. That high-tech bed of nails looks so ridiculously uncomfortable  [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Like most parents, artists often have to make sacrifices in their careers for the sake of their children. That means sometimes taking a job you wouldn’t otherwise do simply because it pays the bills. That is the premise of “The Time Being,” a little i [...]